'Fleabag' continues adding more trophies to its already burgeoning collection after winning Outstanding Comedy Series, while 'Game of Thrones' takes home the prize for Outstanding Drama Series.
- Sep 23, 2019
AceShowbiz - A history was made at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, which was held on Sunday, September 22 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. That night, Billy Porter was named as the winner of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on "Pose". People cheered for his historic win as it marked the first openly gay black man to win the coveted category.
"I'm so overwhelmed that I'm so overjoyed to have lived long enough to see this day," the Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, actor, playwright and director said during his speech. He continued, "James Baldwin says, 'It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth like I had a right to be here.' "
Meanwhile, "Ozark director and star Jason Bateman joined others as the winners at the 2019 event as he brought home the trophy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Jodie Comer was later named as the best lead actress in a drama series for her performance on "Killing Eve". She went to share a hug with co-star and fellow nominee Sandra Oh before taking the stage to accept the award.
"Fleabag" continued adding more trophies to its already burgeoning collections after winning Outstanding Comedy Series. One of the most prestigious categories, Outstanding Drama Series, meanwhile, went to "Game of Thrones" which aired its final season earlier this year. The award was added to its 12 trophies that the show had picked up with the technical wins at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this month.
Find out the full winners of the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards listed below:
- Oustanding Dramma Series - "Game of Thrones"
- Outstanding Comedy Series - "Fleabag"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Billy Porter, "Pose"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
- Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Julia Garner, "Ozark"
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - "Ozark" - "Reparations", Jason Bateman
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - "Succession" - "Nobody Is Ever Missing", Jesse Armstrong
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Bill Hader, "Barry"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "Fleabag" - "Episode 1", Harry Bradbeer
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - "Fleabag" - "Episode 1", Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Outstanding Television Movie - "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch"
- Outstanding Limited Series - "Chernobyl"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Jhareel Jerome, "When They See Us"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie - Michelle Williams - "Fosse/Verdon"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie- Ben Whishaw - "A Very English Scandal"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie- Patricia Arquette - "The Act"
- Outstanding Directing for Limited Series or Movie- "Chernobyl"- Johan Renck
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie- "Chernobyl"- Craig Mazin
- Outstanding Reality Competition Series- "RuPaul's Drag Race"
- Outstanding Variety Talk Series - "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
- Outstanding Variety Sketch Series - "Saturday Night Live"
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series- "Host: Adam Sandler", Don Roy King
- Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series - "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
